Chair-seat.



W. DLSCHMITS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Application filed June 5, 1915. Serial No. 32,279.

To all whom 2'2, may concern Be it known that I, WALTER D. SoHMrrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chair-Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a chair seat and more particularly to novel and effective means for permitting the renewal of a worn seat in a quick and simple manner.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a cross section through part of a chair seat embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a similar section through .part of the detached seat, and Fig. 3 a plan view thereof.

The I numeral 10 indicates the suitably shaped seat frame of a chair or similar article of furniture. At its upper face, frame 10 is provided with a continuous groove 11 that extends in proximity to the inner wall 12 of said frame, thereby leaving a ledge 13 between said groove and inner frame wall. Ledge 13 is provided with a rounded top 14 that constitutes a support for the chair bottom 15 as will hereinafter be more fully explained.

The chair bottom consists of interwoven cane or other suitable material and is permanently attached to a continuous metal frame or carrier 16 of a size and contour to snugly fit into the groove 11. The carrier 16 consists of a pair of nested, substantially U-shaped metallic rings or grooved binding members 17, 18 between which the bottom 15 is. firmly clamped in position, for which purpose these rings are united by rivets or similar fastening elements 19 the upper ends of which are countersunk within the groove of the upper ring 17. Intermediate the rivets 19, rings 17, 18 are perforated for the passage of screws 20 the heads of which are likewise countersunk within said groove, and by means of which the chair bottom-carrying frame 16 is secured to the seat frame 10. The carrier 16 is hidden from view by a coverlng frame 21 that overlaps said carrier, the general configuration of the coverthe inclined surface thereof tapers toward the rounded top 14 of ledge 13 around which the chair bottom 15 is laid as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. In this way the chair bottom merges into the gradually ascending top of the covering frame so that not only a neat finish is presented but the seat is rendered more comfortable for the occupant. The covering frame 21 is held in position by a suitable number of screws 22 passing upwardly through the seat frame into the covering frame.

If it becomes necessary to replace a worn chair seat, the covering frame 21 is removed, and the screws 20 are unscrewed, whereupon the frame 16 carrying the worn bottom 15 may be withdrawn. Another frame 16 provided with a new chair bottom 15 is then inserted into the groove 11 and is secured in place by the screws 20, whereupon the covering frame is re-attached to the seat frame 10. In this way, the renewal of a worn chair seat may be effected by unskilled help in a quick and simple manner.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a chair bottom, an encompassing binding frame consisting of two channel-shaped nested members receiving the perimeter of the chair bottom therebetween, and fastening means permanently connecting the channel-shaped members to each other and securing the chair bottom'to said members. v

WALTER D. SCHMITS.

Copies ot thls patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

